Chapter 644: An Object Against Heaven

Transaction completed!

He Pingsheng immediately returned to Tianweidicheng, teleporting back into his small courtyard.

All those worries were finally over.

"But… what exactly is this thing?"

He Pingsheng waved his hand and pulled out the golden material.

The size of a human head!

The material glowed golden, soft to the touch; when placed on the table, it soon melted into a puddle, spreading flat.

Too soft!

Moreover, He Pingsheng could shape it at will, molding it however he wished.

Whoosh…

At that moment, from within his dantian, the Hongmeng Purple Gold Rod shot out uncontrollably, rushing toward the material and rubbing against it.

"Easy, baby!" He Pingsheng pressed his hand against the rod's head and said, "Wait a bit—I'll feed you in a few days!"

He Pingsheng's plan was simple: today, he would first strengthen this 【Death-Substitution Puppet】.

Then, starting tomorrow, he would strengthen the golden soft material.

After strengthening, not only would its quality improve, but the quantity would double as well.

"Wait a moment…" He Pingsheng shifted his magic power, retracting the Hongmeng Purple Gold Rod back into his body.

One night passed!

In the Treasure Basin, the black puppet had become two.

The black puppets had turned purple.

He Pingsheng, heart pounding with excitement, pulled out one.

The puppet was about a foot tall, lifelike and vivid.

When he scanned it with his spiritual sense, information immediately appeared.

Name: Death-Substitution Puppet!

Rank: Supreme Grade!

Function: Cultivated in the dantian for two years, it can absorb a fatal blow meant for the host and randomly teleport the host tens of millions of miles away.

Holy shit…

He Pingsheng couldn't help blurting out a curse upon seeing this function.

Tens of millions of miles?

This thing…

It was practically a perfect rebirth.

After all, tens of millions of miles away—unless a Mahayana Emperor opened a spatial passage, no one could instantly pursue and kill you.

Perfect! Perfect!

This thing was utterly outrageous.

As He Pingsheng marveled, he idly tossed the golden soft material into the Treasure Basin.

Unfortunately, after one day, the material had not been strengthened.

That meant its rank exceeded sixth grade.

It was seventh, eighth, or even ninth grade.

In truth, He Pingsheng had already anticipated this before attempting to strengthen it.

Now came the choice: what to do?

First, let the Hongmeng Purple Gold Rod swallow it outright.

Second, wait—wait until he could strengthen it, then feed it to the rod.

Before He Pingsheng could decide, the Hongmeng Purple Gold Rod shot out again from his dantian, greedily rubbing against the material.

Extremely sleazy.

He Pingsheng tossed another low-grade black Death-Substitution Puppet into the Treasure Basin and continued strengthening.

He then put away the rod and the material, waving his hand to retrieve the 【Tai Xuan Immortal Artifact Method】 and the 【Western Extreme Puppet Technique】.

Both texts contained descriptions of alchemical materials.

Since he hadn't obtained it before, he had never checked what this limp substance was.

Now that he had it in hand, he might as well look it up.

Of course, these two books might not contain the answer either.

After two hours of searching, He Pingsheng finally found it!

Name: Thousand-Shape Golden Soil

Rank: Ninth-Grade Material!

As for its function, it was peculiar: shape-shifting.

By integrating a grain of it into a magic treasure, you could alter the treasure's form.

For example, if you had a Spirit Treasure 【Flying Sword】 and wished to reshape it into a 【Flying Dagger】 suited to yourself, you could add a speck of 【Thousand-Shape Golden Soil】—instantly changing its appearance.

That was the function of Thousand-Shape Golden Soil.

He Pingsheng nearly threw up!

He had thought this material would enhance a magic treasure's properties—only to find it merely changed its shape.

Worse, its rank was terrifyingly high.

Ninth grade!

So… I can only strengthen it when I reach Mahayana Emperor realm?

Wait my ass…

"Go… eat it!" He Pingsheng stopped holding back the Hongmeng Purple Gold Rod and tossed the lump of Thousand-Shape Golden Soil to it.

Both were sent into his dantian!

Another day passed—the third Death-Substitution Puppet was fully strengthened.

Three in total!

He Pingsheng took one and immediately placed it into his Metal-element dantian to begin cultivation.

What about the other two?

Hmm…

Give one to Sister Qiao Huizhu.

Back in the cultivation world, He Pingsheng had forgotten to give Qiao Huizhu the 【Inverted Yin to Yang Immortal Talisman】, nearly causing her death.

So he carried a psychological shadow regarding such items.

He walked out of the second floor of the hall and descended to the first floor.

He opened the hall and entered Qiao Huizhu's cultivation chamber.

Qiao Huizhu sensed He Pingsheng's arrival and opened her eyes immediately.

"Husband…"

"Hmm!" He Pingsheng said, "Didn't I disturb your cultivation?"

"No!" Qiao Huizhu replied, "What is it, husband?"

He Pingsheng placed a purple 【Death-Substitution Puppet】 before Qiao Huizhu and explained its function.

Qiao Huizhu was utterly astonished.

"This…"

"No, no, no… husband, this is too precious—I can't take it!"

"You should keep it for yourself!"

"After all, you must protect me—you'll inevitably face battles in the future!"

"Hehe!" He Pingsheng laughed and forcibly shoved it into her arms: "Take it—I have another one!"

"Don't believe me? Look!"

As he spoke, he pulled out another puppet for her to see.

Only then did Qiao Huizhu gladly accept it.

"Place it in your dantian and cultivate it for two years—it will activate then."

"Of course… this item has no cultivation restriction!"

"Even when you reach Mahayana Emperor realm, it will still work!"

That was the difference between the Death-Substitution Puppet and the 【Inverted Yin to Yang Immortal Talisman】.

The 【Inverted Yin to Yang Immortal Talisman】 could only be used up to Nascent Soul realm.

"Thank you, husband!" Qiao Huizhu immediately placed the Death-Substitution Puppet into her dantian to cultivate.

It would activate in two years.

"Husband!" Qiao Huizhu lifted her head, gazing tenderly at He Pingsheng: "Is this formation soundproof?"

He Pingsheng:???

…

"Change…"

Several days later, He Pingsheng held a black long spear in his hand.

The spear was entirely black, radiating a powerful, desolate, and distant aura.

This was not the Heaven-Defect Divine Spear.

This was the Primordial Purple Gold Staff!

"Change!"

The next moment, the black spear transformed into a golden longblade.

"Change…"

A blue longsword.

After absorbing the 【Thousand Transformations Golden Soil】, the Primordial Purple Gold Staff gained a miraculous ability: shape-shifting.

It could not only change shape, but also change color.

Even more astonishingly, it could alter its elemental nature.

It could become any of the Five Elements—metal, wood, water, fire, earth—or even ice, lightning, light, and more!

To possess this one item was equivalent to possessing countless magic treasures.

Truly an abomination-defying artifact!